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Old 08-08-2012, 03:51   #16
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Re: Keeping pests out

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My dad swore by putting out a cup of vinegar to attract bugs that then drowned.
Funny, I've always heard that you catch more with honey....
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Re: Keeping pests out

No cardboard or paper containers. Also, when buying grain products, I always freeze them overnight or nuke them for 5 minutes to kill any hitchhikers that may be in the containers.
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I've heard the microwaving rice also kills the weevil eggs in them.
Ya...but there goes all that protien!...
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